AFFECTIVE
affective
as reality wanes in the face of artifice
none can ever prove any claimed origin
neurons gently touching can never suspect
that what is felt will be the same as is seen
yet such challenge remains the last hope
when there is a purpose behind fakery
whatever the message, emotion is there
that can’t be ignored or easily dismissed
there may be design at work with metaphor
but the words will persist beyond memory
and still shall affect the heart as well as brain
Copyright © Howard Osborne | Year Posted 2024
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